Ecological problems blog 21 Feb 2009 A new blog that looks promising is here. In one of their first pieces they note that Cameroon is following the Congo’s example and setting up preserves for gorillas (and other things). Ecology and Biodiversity
Ecology and Biodiversity There is no missing link 11 May 2009 Again, the press are talking about “the missing link“. Let’s get one thing clear. There is no missing link. Rather, there are an indefinite number of missing branches. To have a missing link, you need to visualise evolution as a chain. If there’s a gap in the chain, then you… Read More
Ecology and Biodiversity Darwin was wrong…ish 23 Jan 200918 Sep 2017 There’s been a slew of “Darwin was wrong” and “Evolution is more complicated” stories in the media lately. It’s nearing Darwin day so simple minded media hacks can be explained as needing to find the requisite “drama” in their “stories”. But the real picture is a lot more nuanced, and… Read More
Ecology and Biodiversity Ecological speciation 30 Sep 201118 Sep 2017 A new paper in the Journal of Evolutionary Biology (link below) assesses the possibility of speciation by ecological differentiation in conjunction with geographical isolation. The interesting thing here is that it takes two views previously considered as antagonists and combines them into a single model. “Standard” views of speciation assume… Read More
Thank you very much for your kind words to our blog. Though we are not that new, in fact we had written more than 200 pieces related to different ecological problems. Is it perhaps possible for you to include our link to your blogroll list? Thank you very much Zdeni